Framing effects (causing cognitive biases) can be thought of as a consequence
of the absence of logical transparency in System 1 thinking. Different mental
models that represent the same information are psychologically distinct, and
moving from one model to another requires thought. If this thought was not
expended, the equivalent models don’t get constructed, and intuition doesn’t
become familiar with these hypothetical mental models.
This suggests that framing effects might be counteracted by explicitly imagining
alternative framings in order to present a better sample to intuition; or,
alternatively, focusing on an abstract model that has abstracted away the
irrelevant details of the framing.
Framing effects (causing cognitive biases) can be thought of as a consequence of the absence of logical transparency in System 1 thinking. Different mental models that represent the same information are psychologically distinct, and moving from one model to another requires thought. If this thought was not expended, the equivalent models don’t get constructed, and intuition doesn’t become familiar with these hypothetical mental models.
This suggests that framing effects might be counteracted by explicitly imagining alternative framings in order to present a better sample to intuition; or, alternatively, focusing on an abstract model that has abstracted away the irrelevant details of the framing.